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Ranch Photo Gallery
Live the ranch life vicariously through our photos!

Enjoy our photos. They're updated and added to regularly. At right you see the sunset sky on summer solstice, 2007.

Customers and web page visitors have asked that we place our home page weekly photos in a separate category in our gallery, so here they are:

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Leroy Loves to Play the Piano
Leroy Loves to Play the Piano

The Tougher Cuts of Meat are More Flavorful
The Tougher Cuts of Meat are More Flavorful

Hearty Healthy Soup for $1.67 / Serving
Hearty Healthy Soup for $1.67 / Serving

Spring in the San Luis Valley
Spring in the San Luis Valley

Sandhill Cranes In Flight
Sandhill Cranes In Flight

Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist
Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist

Snow Bird
Snow Bird

Steers in the meadow - Happy Valentine's Day
Steers in the meadow - Happy Valentine's Day

Dianond F Brand Rib Eye Steak
Dianond F Brand Rib Eye Steak

Another lovely sunset on the Sangre de Cristo Mtns
Another lovely sunset on the Sangre de Cristo Mtns

Lots of snow in the mountains
Lots of snow in the mountains

The Heart and the Eagle
The Heart and the Eagle

Steers in the Meadow
Steers in the Meadow

Winter in the San Luis Valley
Winter in the San Luis Valley

Holiday sunset on Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Holiday sunset on Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Happy Winter Solstice Merry Christmas!
Happy Winter Solstice Merry Christmas!

Horses at sunrise
Horses at sunrise

Leroy
Leroy

Autumn in the San Luis Valley
Autumn in the San Luis Valley

Another November Sunset
Another November Sunset

Autumn Sunset Over San Juan Mountains
Autumn Sunset Over San Juan Mountains

Sandhill Cranes at Sunset
Sandhill Cranes at Sunset

Sanhill Cranes Heading Back to Roost
Sanhill Cranes Heading Back to Roost

The last of the hay is put up
The last of the hay is put up

Fall Haying Season
Fall Haying Season

Green Chile Season Means Yummy Chile Rellenos
Green Chile Season Means Yummy Chile Rellenos

Autumnal Equinox Full Moon
Autumnal Equinox Full Moon

The Leaves are Changing
The Leaves are Changing

Weekend Trip to the Mountains
Weekend Trip to the Mountains

Cosmos Flower
Cosmos Flower

Crested Butte Farmers Market
Crested Butte Farmers Market

August Sunset
August Sunset

Beef Sticks featured at Keep the Rio Grande Grand
Beef Sticks featured at Keep the Rio Grande Grand

Cumulous Clouds Over the Sangre de Cristo Mtns.
Cumulous Clouds Over the Sangre de Cristo Mtns.

Crepuscular Rays
Crepuscular Rays

July Sunset Over Dog Mountain
July Sunset Over Dog Mountain

Our booth at the Crested Butte Farmers Market
Our booth at the Crested Butte Farmers Market

The hay was baled before the rains came
The hay was baled before the rains came

Grass Fed Beef Jerky, no MSG, nitrates, or nitrite
Grass Fed Beef Jerky, no MSG, nitrates, or nitrite

Finally! Grass fed beef Jerky & Beef Sticks!
Finally! Grass fed beef Jerky & Beef Sticks!

Trap for biting flies
Trap for biting flies

Large cloud formation at sunset
Large cloud formation at sunset

Lambsquarter, nature's free food
Lambsquarter, nature's free food

Red winged black bird
Red winged black bird

Shorthorn steer
Shorthorn steer

The meadows are finally turning green
The meadows are finally turning green

Sunrise reflecting off irrigation water
Sunrise reflecting off irrigation water

Grass Fed Beef Riblets
Grass Fed Beef Riblets

Hawk lounging on power pole
Hawk lounging on power pole

Grass Fed Hamburger, Red Pepper, Ginger & Garlic
Grass Fed Hamburger, Red Pepper, Ginger & Garlic

"Bella - the - Ball" Dog
"Bella - the - Ball" Dog

Mama cow and baby calf - Happy Easter
Mama cow and baby calf - Happy Easter

Lots of spring snow in the mountains
Lots of spring snow in the mountains

Calving season has begun
Calving season has begun

Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist
Sandhill Cranes in the early morning mist

Peak of the Sanhill Crane migration through the SL
Peak of the Sanhill Crane migration through the SL

Late February Sunset
Late February Sunset

One of the horse boarders
One of the horse boarders

Number 64 Says Have a Happy Valentine's Day
Number 64 Says Have a Happy Valentine's Day

Hay is for eating and lounging
Hay is for eating and lounging

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We had our cattle drive in July to move them up to summer range

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Cathy and Cherokee on the cattle drive
Cathy and Cherokee on the cattle drive

Cathy on Cherokee
Cathy on Cherokee

Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise
Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise

Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise
Mike and Cathy waiting for sunrise

The sun peeking above the horizon
The sun peeking above the horizon

The sun is half way up
The sun is half way up

The sun is in full view
The sun is in full view

Heading down the Monte Vista Canal
Heading down the Monte Vista Canal

Starting across the desert floor
Starting across the desert floor

Riders on cattle drive
Riders on cattle drive

The cow Mike calls "Whitey"
The cow Mike calls "Whitey"

The cow Mike calls "Freckles"
The cow Mike calls "Freckles"

Across the desert floor
Across the desert floor

Trailing them accross the desert
Trailing them accross the desert

Entering the canyon
Entering the canyon

On up the canyon
On up the canyon

Moving up the canyon
Moving up the canyon

Coming to day's end
Coming to day's end

Final destination for the day
Final destination for the day

The 6th generation
The 6th generation

Eyebrows
Eyebrows

     

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Calving season is always a great opportunity for picture taking. Enjoy photos of some of our cutest and most interesting looking calves.

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Fancy still hangs out with Sox
Fancy still hangs out with Sox

Fancy approaching
Fancy approaching

Fancy is over a month old now
Fancy is over a month old now

"Fancy"
"Fancy"

Fancy close up
Fancy close up

Fancy preparing to nurse
Fancy preparing to nurse

Fancy and her mom
Fancy and her mom

"Socks"
"Socks"

"Socks" in profile
"Socks" in profile

Cows and calves
Cows and calves

Fancy and Socks
Fancy and Socks

3 Cows and a calf
3 Cows and a calf

Cow 575 and her calf
Cow 575 and her calf

Lounging buddies
Lounging buddies

Little guy standing alone
Little guy standing alone

Contest calf 013 with her mother
Contest calf 013 with her mother

Contest calf posing
Contest calf posing

Calves hanging out at the mineral feeder
Calves hanging out at the mineral feeder

Nursing calf
Nursing calf

Calves in the pasture
Calves in the pasture

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Below, enjoy our gallery of scenic photos

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Our old cabin
Our old cabin

Horses
Horses

Verdant Meadow with Dog Mountain in the Background
Verdant Meadow with Dog Mountain in the Background

Sangre de Cristo Mountains from McNeil Ranch
Sangre de Cristo Mountains from McNeil Ranch

The Heart and the Eagle, Sangre de Cristo Mountain
The Heart and the Eagle, Sangre de Cristo Mountain

Cranes taking off over cut and piled hay - McNeil
Cranes taking off over cut and piled hay - McNeil

   

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The wildlife is pretty spectacular too.

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Hawk over Alamosa River
Hawk over Alamosa River

Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle

Close up hawk zoomed in
Close up hawk zoomed in

Hawk in flight
Hawk in flight

Greater Sanhill Cranes taking off from cut and pil
Greater Sanhill Cranes taking off from cut and pil

Baby Owl Close Up
Baby Owl Close Up

Fledgling Owl
Fledgling Owl

 

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Some people like to see seasonal variations of the same photo point

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Fall - South East San Juan Mountians
Fall - South East San Juan Mountians

Summer - South East San Juan Mountains - Haying Se
Summer - South East San Juan Mountains - Haying Se

Spring - South East San Juan Mountains
Spring - South East San Juan Mountains

Winter - South East San Juan Mountains
Winter - South East San Juan Mountains

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Cherries! One of my favorite fruits
Cherries! One of my favorite fruits

Healthy breakfast food
Healthy breakfast food

A bouquet of asparagus
A bouquet of asparagus

Bundles of asparagus
Bundles of asparagus

Asparagus
Asparagus

Roast Beef Nasturtium appetizers
Roast Beef Nasturtium appetizers

   

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August sunset
August sunset

July sunset over Dog Mountain
July sunset over Dog Mountain

   

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Nursing calf
Nursing calf

Mama cow and nursing calf
Mama cow and nursing calf

Baby Calves
Baby Calves

Mom and baby
Mom and baby

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Ultrasound Scanning = Quality
Ultrasound Scanning = Quality Our cattle are ultrsound scanned to determine the quality of the meat so we know whcih ones will be the best. It is the same technology used on pregnant women. . . . More